Juniper369

Yes you are absolutely right. I put in my notice.

Yes I do work day shift. But we occasionally have to take on call hours and if we get called out it could be at any hour.

Yes we technically have a nurse practitioner and an MD but we are not allowed to call either one, since they are too busy. I called our NP once for orders and I was chastised by my manager. I'm not sure it's the norm to THIS level but yes I think it's more or less common. I wouod feel more comfortable if our standard orders included more than just admit to hospice and morphine and Ativan. More patients need a more complex pain/medication plan than just that and all my boss keeps saying is to Google orders and dosages and write them

Yeah. Wonder if I should report this place and who I would report to. They are a little sketchy.

Not sure who I would report them too. I figured other hospice companies were like this. But yeah, I don't like the responses I've gotten from them. It's not about privedlege it's about basic safety.

Our home hospice company takes on active meth users and criminals. Our staff have been placed in many a dangerous situation, it's especially scary when you're on call and have to make a visit in a very dangerous neighborhood by yourself alone at night. Nothing life threatening has happened yet but there have been many close calls and I just feel like it's an accident waiting to happen. I have expressed my concerns and been told that I just need to check my priveledge and stop worrying. Think I have to leave.

Lately I have begun to feel uncomfortable with some of the situations I have been placed in home hospice. Our company takes on very difficult patients, active meth users and other substance users with known violent family members and in very rough sides of town. I want to help but when I've been called out to make visits by myself all alone at night I have at times, been scared for my life and safety. I am a young woman and not to mention the meth smoke makes me feel physically sick. Is this a common feeling with home hospice? I love my job but miss at least, having a team nearby and a somewhat controlled environment.

At my hospice company our hospice doctor does not even live in state. We are expected to write our own orders and make our own plans for patients and not allowed to directly call our medical director. I was told the doctor will sign the orders and let me know if an order I write isn't appropriate, however I recently found out our doctor has so many patients their spouse who is not a medical professional just logs on and clicks yes to add the doctor signature onto every order we write. Is it like this at every hospice company? I understand that hospice is nurse driven but this feels like an entirely different level.

Hi there, I am about to graduate and currently worried about going into the profession. A lot of nurses at my clinicals seem burned out and dissatisfied with their job, or even if they like it, seemed stretched out and overworked. I used to be excited about nursing but now I just feel dull and scared about going into the profession now. Any thoughts?